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Show "FIT Mil .! AMERICANS IN , THE RHINELAND COBLENZ. Tuesday, Dec. 24. (By The Associated Press) The percentage percent-age of sickness among the occupying American troops is unusually low, according ac-cording to the estimates of the Third army medical officers. The number of cases in the eight evacuation hospitals hos-pitals wihlin tho occupied area is about -1,000, most of them being influenza. in-fluenza. Figuring the approximate number of occupying troops as oOO.OOO the sickness sick-ness amounts to loss than lA per cent. In peace time the sickness among soldiers averages from. 2 to 3 per cent. The excellent condition of the men is duo partly to good billets. There is just enough drilling to keep the soldiers in condition and there is no overcrowding or illness from fatigue or exposure. The Third army has five hospitals in Coblenz and two at Treves and one at Mayen. Most of these aro former German hospitals and tho equipment is modern in every detail. I oo |